Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (selections)
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters (selections)
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters is a collection of significant speeches and writings by Abraham Lincoln, compiled in the early 20th century. This work highlights Lincoln's reflections on pivotal issues such as slavery, civil rights, and national unity during the mid-19th century, particularly amid the Civil War. It includes his early address to the citizens of Sangamon County in 1832, showcasing his ambitions and commitment to civic responsibility. This collection serves as a vital resource for understanding Lincoln's principles and the historical context of his leadership.
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“Writing, the art of communicating thoughts to the mind through the eye, is the great invention of the world...enabling us to converse with the dead, the absent, and the unborn, at all distances of time and space.””
— Abraham Lincoln
“I am naturally anti-slavery. If slavery is not wrong, nothing is wrong.””
— Abraham Lincoln
“I have been too familiar with disappointments to be very much chagrined.””
— Abraham Lincoln
“I have no purpose, directly or indirectly, to interfere with the institution of slavery in the States where it exists. I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.””
— Abraham Lincoln
“let every man remember that to violate the law is to trample on the blood of his father, and to tear the charter of his own and his children's liberty.””
— Abraham Lincoln
“I will not say that we may not sooner or later be compelled to meet force by force; but the time has not yet come, and if we are true to ourselves, may never come. Do not mistake that the ballot is stronger than the bullet. Therefore let the legions of slavery use bullets; but let us wait patiently till November, and fire ballots at them in return; and by that peaceful policy, I believe we shall ultimately win.””
— Abraham Lincoln
“being used now, in order to force slavery on to Kansas; for it cannot be done in any other way. [Sensation.] The””
— Abraham Lincoln
“Advancement”
— Abraham Lincoln
